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FAIR; MUCH COLDER Vermont: Fair, and much colder with below freezing temperature and with winds diminishing Tuesday. Wednesday increasing cloudiness and continued cold. Burlington weather Monday: Highest temperature 42, lowest 33; precipitation .11 inch. VOL. 115.

NO. 14. BURLINGTON, VERMONT, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1950 Ontaid of Vermont Eifkt Ceato PRICE FIVE CENTS Section One i Editorials Amusements State News Top Democrat. Sen. George, Calls For Three Billion Gov.

Arthur in Inaugural Address Says He Will Be Chinese Nats. Launch Heavy Bomb Attack Smash' Many Red Ships Intended To Carry Invasion Troops Slash in Truman Budget Candidate For 2nd Term Lt. Governor Becomes Governor in Brief Ceremony at State Capitol As Governor Ernest W. Gibson Leaves the Office And Moves to A Federal Judgeship Truman May Rise To Defense Of Fair Deal Reported 'Disturbed' By Coalition Coup To Seize House Control WASHINGTON. Jan.

16 UP) President Truman may make a public statement this week in an effort to ward off a death blow to his Fair Deal program in Congress, it was reported today. Mr. Truman, "considerably disturbed" by a Southern Democratic-Republican coalition coup to seize control in the House, was said to have called en his legislative chieftains to fight the move vigorously. The President met with Con Republicans Start Drive To Cut Excise Taxes $600,000,000 Martin Says Advisers Of Truman Confused And Hold Up Sending Tax Boost Plans to Congress By FRANCIS M. LEMAY WASHINGTON.

Jan. 16 (IP) A top Democrat called today for a 13,000.000,000 slash in President Truman's budget, and Republicans launched a drive for a bill to cut excise taxes by ever $600,000,000 a year. Simultaneously, House GOP Leader Martin charged that a "state of confusion" among the President's tax advisers had e-layed transmittal of administration tax-boosting plans to Congress. The proposal for a reduction in Mr. Truman's $42,439,000,000 bud-get came from Chairman George (D-Ca) of the Senate Finance Committee.

He called for government economy to erase over one-half of the anticipated $5,000,000,000 deficit next year. A new delay in Mr. Truman tax message to Congress caused cneriilatinn on ranitnl Hill. Charles G. Ross, the President's press secretary, said this morning SWEARING IN VERMONT'S 68th GOVERNOR With right hand upraised and left on the Holy Bible held by Chief Justice John C.

Sherburne of the Vermont Supreme Court, Governor Harold J. Arthur is administered the oath of office. Left to right: Gov. Arthur, Rabbi Max B. Wall, Rev.

Robert S. Miller, Rev. Jeremiah D. Sullivan and Chief Justice Sherburne. The group is standing in the chief executive chambers in the State Capitol.

No Contract, No Work Strikes Idle 68,000 Coal Mine Workers in Six States One of Largest Coal Mine Owners Shuts Off All Credit at the Company's Stores Rain-Swollen Rivers Higher In Mid-West Cold Weather Is from the pits today did so de spite John L. Lewis' suggestion the tax message prooaoiy wouia Many Truman bills wouldn't be sent to Capitol Hill late thislstan(J a chance with Republicans PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16 PV No contract, no work strikes today idled 68,000 United Mine Workers in six states and one of the largest coal mine owners shut off credit at company stores. United States Steel Corporation, through its subsidiary Union Supply today told the miners in effect: No work no credit. a u.

o. aieei spotiesman explain- eo, Since July, bills have gone be yond what would be good busi- PrpsiHpnt. Tni wee, previously naa oeeii mui- cated the message might be! ready early in tne eeit Confusion Delaying Business Rep. Martin told newsmen: "I'm sorry there is a state of confusion in the administration. It is delaying business, because the people are holding off buying until the excise taxes are reduced.

"I want a 'quickie' bill to cut the excises right now. Then we can take up other tax problems later." Mr. Truman has indicated he favors a reduction in excise levies which cover such things as furs, luggage, jewelry, light bulbs, transportation and communications and a "moderate" increase in rev enues by raising other taxes. Top Democrat Page 3 Steal $48,000 From Boston's Hotel Statler BOSTON. Jan.

16 Fi Three deft robbers, masked with paper bags and netting, whisked through the' Hotel Statler today and vanished, with J4B.UUU in casn ana cnecus. The hotel said $26,000 of the loot was cash; the balance checks, i I come of which could be a coura DC casiieu. cashed. Ernest V. Gibson Takes the Oath As Federal Judge Ceremony in Fed.

Ct. Room at Brattleboro BRATTLEBORO, Vt, Jan. 16 Ernest W. Gibson, who gave up the governorship of Vermont for a federal judgeship, took the oath of office in a simple ceremony loday in the United States District courtroom here. The 48-year-old Republican, who accepted President Truman's ap pointment to the post as U.

S. District Court judge of Vermont, was sworn in by U. S. Circuit Court Judge Harrie B. Chase, also of Brattleboro.

The former governor's wife and his son David, a high school fresh man, were among the 75 spectators many of them fellow members of the Windham County Bar Association. Among these was Judge Gibson's brother Preston, his law-firm associate until the former governor was named a federal judge. Judge Gibson, after taking his oath of office, introduced his of ficial court family, including clerk marshall and bailiff, and the cere mony was ended. Finnish Voters Holding First Election Since '37 HELSINKI, Finland, Jan. 16 OP) Finnish voters held their first presidential election since 1937 today without knowing what their government will reply to Russia's demand for extradition of a long list 01 auegea aoviei war criminals.

The 79-year-old Juho K. Paasiki-vi, who is running for re-election, was generally expected to win in a close three-cornered race, though he faced tough competition. The voting, which will continue tomorrow, is for 300 electors who meet Feb. 15 to name the new: president for a six-year term. The election took on special significance because of a schism in the Social Democratic party, one of Paasikivi's supporting coali tion; the loud opposition of the Soviet-backed Communist dominat ed Peoples Democratic party, and the unpredictable strength of the Agrarians, largest party in the present Parliament.

Russia's New Year's eve note accusing the Finns of harboring 300 war criminals was generally believed here to have been intended to show dissatisfaction with Finland's present government and to support Finland's Communist party in the presidential campaign. Holds No Hearing NeCQed I tXClllde A terrain Mien WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (IP) Thi Supreme Court today upheld the government's right to exclude with-; out a hearing war brides and other aliens deemed to be poor security risks. Splitting four to three, the tribunal ruled specifically that Mrs. El len Knauff, German born bride of an American veteran, was prap-erly denied admission to the United States by an order of the attorney general.

The court minority tuled that the government should have been required to prove openly that 3he was regarded inadmissible. She and Kurt W. Knauff were married in Frankfurt. Germany, on Feb. 28, 1948.

Knauff now is a civilian employe of the U. S. Army at Frankfurt. Mrs. Knauff applied on Aug.

14, 1948, for admission to this country, but was excluded 1y order of Tom C. Clark, then U. S. attorney general. stitutional and claimed the U.

1 Civil Aeronautics Board had con-j spirad to give Trans Canada a route which might mean the financial ruin of the American line. Colonial's complaint went before a three judge U. S. District Court here. The line's objections were overruled by the District Court by a 2 to 1 vote.

However, an injunction to bar the CAB from making a recommendation to President Truman was ordered continued un- By SPENCER MOOS A TAIPEI, Formosa, Jan. 16 The Chinese Nationalists announced today one of the heaviest air attacks of the Civil War had smashed many Communist ves sels massed for intended invasions of Hainan and other Nationalist islands. The official report said more than 100 planes did extensive dam age Sunday to Red junks along the Liuchow Peninsula, nearest the big island of Hainan. It said other Nationalist air forces today sank many troop-lad en Communist junks near Wei- chow, a small island 40 miles west of the Liuchow Peninsula. Artillery Exchange The Nationalist defense ministry reported an over-water artillery ex change was in progress on the southeast coast between Reds on the mainland and near Swatow and Nationalists on Namoa Island, nine miles offshore.

The Communists established a beachhead on Namoa two days ago. but the Nationalist report today made no mention of fighting on the island itself. It did say 000 Reds were beaten off in an attempt to land on Linting Islet, midway between Namoa and the mainland. The ministry also reported re newed conflict on the mainland. It said Nationalist and Communist regulars were fighting near Pai- chieh and Funing, in Southwest Kwangsi and Southeast Yunnan Provinces.

(These points are a score of miles from the border of French Indochina. It is likely that the fight ing is by remnants of the National-1 ist South China command, thou- into Indochina.) Another official dispatch declared the Nationalists were strengthening their hold on the far western province of Sikang, bordering Tibet It said the new Gov. Ho Kuo-Kwang was pushing a drive to root out Red elements among the population. He succeeded Gov. Liu Wen-Hui, old West-China warlord who went to the Communists in December.

Priest Urges Prtr Cnnur i 1 'UjCIS I Ul JIUW In Laurenrians MONTREAL, Jan. 16 People from the snowless hills of Mount Tremblant in the heart of Quebec's Laurentian Mountains were urged by their parish priest yesterday to pray for snow. Unless skiing and tourist traffic revives soon residents face o-nomic disaster, Rev. Charles Des-lauriers told them. "Unless it snows, it means starvation." Special church services were held throughout the district, north of Montreal.

Hotel waiters, ski -trail workers, taxi-drivers and others, who face a sharp loss of income unless snow comes, were asked to pray for two feet of snow. Yesterday all 70 ski tows and ifts in the mountains were at a standstill. Many hotels were report ed almost 'empty. Beraman Romance 3 Strikes New Snag ROME, Jan. 16 Movie queen Ingrid Bergman went to the legal services section of the U.

S. consulate here today, and she may need all the legal brilliance she can get Her romance, strewn with obstacles all the way, developed another possible snag. From Vienna came word that the ministry of justice asked the district court of Eisenstadt, Austria, to submit all documents and records in the annulment of the marriage of Roberto Rossellini to Marcella De Marchis. Rossellini, whom Miss Bergman intends to marry soon as they can straighten out the marital tangles in their way, only last night believed he had settled the matter of the annulment. There are about 35.000 bees in the average hive.

Worker bees are females in which sex functions have not developed. It is est i-i mated that 100,000 species of plants would virtually disappear if there were no bees. Russia Working On To Carry A-Bombs ence to "another nation" that apparently has produced an atomic explosion. The only such country is Russia. Any nation that wants to make the effort can build "practical military airplanes" able to fly faster than sound, said the report signed by Chairman Jerome C.

Hunsaker. "Superior speed is generally acknowledged to be the most important single element in successful air attack and in defense against the report said. "Range also is important. The attainment of long range poses a most difficult problem." Logical to Assume Page 12 Entering Southland More Far West Snow By The Associated Press Rain swollen rivers edged up ward Monday, raising new flood fears in the waterlogged Mid-west. River experts raised their crest predictions after charting weekend rains.

Illinois and Indiana towns or the Wabash, Little Wabash and Ohio Rivers were imperilled. Snow, Rain and Cold Elsewhere in the country, chill air moved into Dixie and snow con tinued piling up in the West coast mountains. Rain fell in the West ern lowlands, and the North Cen tral section was stiff with sub zero cold. In the ridden area. May or William L.

Betz of Vincennes. called for more flood fighters as the Wabash flood prediction went up to 29 feet Weatherman Paul Miller said the city can expect a crest of 28 1-2 to 29 feet Friday. A 29-foot stage would reach the top of Vincennes' floodwall, weakened by a break in the 1943 flood. An overflow would inundate sev eral blocks of residential sections on both the north and south sides of the city, in addition to some business establishments along the river front. Mayor Betz asked for a detachment of Indiana National Guard engineers to aid in strengthening the floodwall.

He also asked release of 200 high school boys to help build protecting levees. Wabash To Hit New High Sandbaggers labored at Haute, where the Wabash was expected to hit a new high of 26 feet, 12 over flood stage, Monday night. On the Illinois shore of the Ohio, more families were forced from their homes by a steady rise in the river. At Rosiclare, in Hardin County, water covered Front and 40 business establishments had closed or moved to higher ground. Some 250 persons of the 2,000 pop- made homeless.

Decontrolled CitieS Show Rent Rises WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 The federal rent chief said today that some cities which lifted con trols because landlords promised only reasonable rent boosts have reaped additional rises when the pledges expired. Housing Expediter Tighe Woods released figures showing rent rises in six cities which decontrolled themselves under the "local option" provision of the 1949 rent law. Joel Ellis of Springfield. Vt, is believed to have made the first baby carriage in America.

Morning Press Bureau MONTPELIER, Jan. 16 Gvr. Harold J. Arthur served notico in his Inaugural address today that he would be a candidate for election. Today the 45-year-old Burlington man stepped up from lieutenant governor as Gov.

Ernest W. Gib son moved to a federal judgeship. The ceremony here was held in the executive chamber. Hopes to Adress '51 Legislature Arthur told a small group wit nessing inauguration, ceremonies that he sincerely hoped that it would be his privilege to make recommendations to the 1951 Legislature. It was the closest the new Governor has yet come to formally announcing his candidacy although he has previously left little doubt that he would be a candidate.

Hopes Taxes May Be Reduced Gov. Arthur promised to continue the progressive movement already underway in Vermont and at the same time cutting needless spending would be a constant aim during his administration. The new Governor expressed hope that taxes could be reduced. He said he had formed definite views on important issues and the kind of leadership Vermont needs and that as time passes, and as necessity requires, these opinions would be made known. Chief Justice John C.

Sherburne of Randolph administered the oath of office to Gov. Arthur. No Invitations Issued Several state department heads, deputies and friends of the Governor attended the ceremony. No invitations were issued. Gov.

Arthur had announced that anyone was welcome, Arthur in His Inaugural Page 14 Plumley Suggests House Re-read His Speech WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 Rep. Plumley (R-Vt) suggested to House members today "it might be a good idea" if some of them reread and studied his speech of last Thursday calling for more sea and air defenses. "I have had so many requests for copies of that speech," Plumley told the House, "that I am beginning to believe it might be a good idea if some of you read it and gave it a little study." In the earlier speech referred-to Plumley said that as result of recent decisions not to defend Formosa "the Communists pushed us into the Pacific and Asiatic waters up to our necks." He suggested that construction nt a huff, nirfraff rflrri.r haltl by Secretary of Defense Johnson, ond should be undertaken. GEORGE K.HAU Insurance Real Estate 1 C--X Port Otfieo 49a Lift ICMT-W Tt'UI Dividends, prompt aettle- rnts.

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TONIGHT (See Radio Page) Burlington abc VJOY "Is the Kremlin's Aim The Conquest of The United States?" WJOY 9:00 TONIGHT The trio, brandishing pistols, fyiUy LeVclOP slugged an unarmed hotel police-i man, then cowed the staff in thej A Cunor A RnmK hotel's mezzanine floor office while JUCI VUIIIU they gathered up the weekend re- WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 ilPt is buzzing with re- They operated so swiftly that. only those immediately concerned Ports that the government may un-fcrww nf their departure down a development of a super gressional leaders for their usual Monday session as the House buzzed with behind the scenes strategy leading to a vote on a proposal to restore to the Rules (Commute us oia power 10 kiu on legislation witnout letting tne House act. Wouldn't Stand A Chance and Southerners sticking together committeei it is believed. They voted 9 to 2 last Friday to asit the House to kick out the year- old rule which allows the Rules Committee to be by-passed after it has sat on a bill for 21 days.

President Truman himself is said to have been among those suggesting the present rule which administration leaders put across in 1949 to upset the Dixie-GOP coalition which had been swinging the axe effectively on a lot of Truman measures. Showdown Later The showdown may come late this -month. Chairman Sabath (D- 111) of the Rules Committee, who opposes the change, can wait ten legislative days before calling it up. The coalition, voicing confi dence of winning out, is expected to force the House to meet every day to bring the decision as soon as possible. A legislative day oc curs only when the House is in session.

Mr. Truman, it was reported. may speak out publicly at his Thursday news conference. Some administration Democrats Truman May Page 8 Cw f2 lCUUII3 JUT VJUf I A-bomb. DerhaDs 1.000 times more powerful than the kind this coun- While no official will talk about it, the report has gained such wide circulation that it has given rise to a series of corollary reports and rumors.

Among them are reports that: 1. Some scientists now working on atomic projects have already served notice they will refuse to have anything to do with the "super bomb" project. 2. The real reason David Lilien- Trial Rests Case Jan. ID ine of Alger Hiss rested today.

"The defense has concluded its evidence." said Attorney Claude B. Cross as his 54th and final wit ness stepped down. Free Press Classified Ads Pay 'Logical To Assume7 Super Speed Planes WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 The National Advisory Committee for aeronautics said today "it is logical to assume" Russia is working hard to develop super-speed warplanes to deliver atomic weapons. The committee reported American gains in "the continuing race for air leadership," and called for efforts "to consolidate these gains and to push forward." The NACA, the government's chief agency for basic aviation research, made the statement in its 35th annual report to Congress.

Russia was identified by refer traditionally an order that they dig coal. Lewis sent a telegram to district UMW chiefs last week following a walkout of some 69.000 UMW members. The wire asked that the leaders transmit to idle members "my sugges- tion that thev resume nrnduction next Mondav DpeHp: minfr rallvino KphinH wp want a rontract" sloiran Lut heavilv into alreadv deDleted man was auoted savine he still lacks sufficient evidence to declare a national emergency. Senator Scott Lucas (D-Ill) told reporters following Mr. Truman's weekly conference with Democratic Congressional leaders: "The President told us he would n't hesitate to act when he thinks the situation justified it." No Contract Page 12 jSoviet Boycotts All UN Meetinos If Nat.

China Represented LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 16 Ufh-The Soviet bloc walked out of three United Nations committees today and clamped a general boycott on all meetings of the UN anywhere in the world as long as Nationalist China is represented. Persons in high authority in the UN do not feel, however, that the Russians are planning to pull out of the UN in spite of their walks from the Security Council last week and frWn the three groups today. They predict the Russians will merely take a vacation until the Chinese issue is settled. The Russians have carefully put up the argument that they alone are protecting the UN charter; that the Nationalist China delegation represents nobody and is illegal; and that they won't sit at the same- table with an illegal delegation.

Nationalist China's top delegate here, T. F. Tsiang, was in high spirits over the Soviet rage, the reported successes of the Chinese air forces at home and the U. S. decision to pull American officials Supreme Court Rejects Judith Coplon's Plea WASHINGTON, Jan.

16 The Supreme Court today rejeeted a legal move by Judith Coplon to win a new espionage trial here. She claimed the FBI tapped her telephone wires to get evidence on which she was convicted in U. S. District Court in this city last June. She said use of such evidence is improper in Federal Courts, and therefore she should have a new trial.

Miss Coplon, a former Justice Department employe, was convict ed of giving secret documents to a Russian. She was sentenced to 40 months to ten years, but is free under $20,000 bail. Baker, Son of UFC Founder, Dead at 86 PROVINCETOWN, Jan. 16 UP) Lorenzo Dow Baker, 86, son of the late founder of the United Fruit Company, died today. His father brought the first full cargo of bananas to the United States in 1871 in the schooner Telegraph.

He found such suspicion of the fruit in Boston, he had to give most of the cargo a way. Baker worked with his father in setting up the Boston Fruit Company which became the United Fruit concern. He lived for many years on the family plantation in Jamaica, B. W. and at one time served as American consul there.

Radio Programs on Page 13 iirt i At miners over tne nump many times, not only during strikes, but we've reached a point where we can't go any further with it." Operates 100 Stores Union Supply operates about 100 stores throughout the country. They mainly serve employes of H. C. Frick Coke Company, U. S.

Steel's coal producing subsidiary. The miners who stayed away Marshall Hints Much Blood Needed In Atomic Warfare BOSTON, Jan. 16 UK General George C. Marshall today appealed for Red Cross blood contributions with a broad hint tremendous quantities of blood would be needed in the event of atomic warfare. Without mentioning the atomic bomb specifically, the retired soldier statesman said the country must look forward to meeting "the havoc of a great disaster or unforeseen national emergency." "Such an emergency," he said, "might possibly require more blood in a single week than all our requirements for a full year during the (last) war." Marshall told newsmen he felt the world tension was "less dangerous" now than it was during the Berlin blockade.

But he cautioned that an unforeseen incident could change things. The old soldier statesman appeared well satisfied, however, with the progress of the European Recovery Program that bears his name. "The results in the first two years have been far beyond expectations," he said. "However, the next two years are the critical ones." He cited currency and trade barriers in Europe as problems that must still be worked out. Workers Still Digging For Trapped Miner MAHANOY CITY, Jan.

16 W) Inch by inch, weary rescue workers dug deeper into the jumbled debris of an anthracite mine today clinging to a fading hope of finding, still- alive, a 25-year-old miner buried in a cavein Friday. Chances of Edward Burda's survival 120 feet underground are one in a hundred, veteran miners admit But the dogged and dangerous search for him goes on, every worker remembering that Burda's brother Joseph, 30, was rescued early Sunday. Clawing at the rock and coal with compressed air drills, picks and even their bare fingers, the rescuers were making painfully slow headway. The hole inched deeper at a rate at times only one foot in five hours. To Hold St.

L. Project Hearing Around Feb. 20 WASHINGTON, Jan. 160?) Chairman Whittington of the House Public Works Committee said today his group will open- a hearing on legislation to authorize the St Lawrence seaway and power project around Feb. 15.

Whittington said last year that his committee would not undertake a hearing on tile measure until after the Senate completed action. prdtuce. we ve iieipeu little used, stairway and exit sup posedly to a waiting automobile. The unarmed bank guard, Frank L. McDonald of i was knocked to the floor by one of the gunmen although he protested he was unarmed.

"I'm not heeled," the guard told the gunmen. "That's okay, stay where you are," he was told. Shortly before, McDonald was forced at pistol point to open the door to the cashier's quarters Thpn as two stmvl on ffuarri with their guns, a third robber forced31 resigned as chairman of the general cashier George Miles and Atomic Energy Commission was five other men employes to turnbecause he was opposed to the over a brown bag containing theProJec'-cash and checks. IT -TV The holdup took place within a Defense in HlSS block of Boston's police headquarters on Berkeley st ROSTON Jan. 18i T.ov Pal A.

Dever said tonight that one 0rdefense in the second perjury trial U. S. Supreme Court Announces It Will Review Colonial's Case Against Air Pact WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 UPh-Thelserted the agreement was uncon- the riajor steel companies has agreed to discuss a proposed New England steel mill with Massachusetts officials. "Yes.

those beads you got with a Free Press Classified Ad are nice but are you sure they're your size?" Order a 7-time ad for our next issue. If you have a telephone in your name just say charge it. Phone now 3000, ask for Want Ad Dept. II" Supreme Court today formally announced its agreement to review an attack by Colonial Airlines, on validity of an aviation agreement with Canada. The agreement, signed last June: by the United States nd Canada, gave Trans Canada Airlines a direct route between Montreal and New York.

Trans Canada is owned by the Canadian Government. The Canadian line and Colonial were to have reciprocal operation of the route between the two cities. Colonial protested that it hadtu Supreme Court disposes of Gown the route without compeli-ll-olonial appeal, international lly-tion for about 20 vears and permits must have the Presi- dent's approval. U. S.

Supreme Ct Page 12 tained most of its passenger revenue from that route. Colonial as-;.